Rocky Mountain Salmon

Notes: Instead of a fillet, you can use salmon steaks. If marinating salmon (through step 2) up to 1 day ahead, chill airtight. If time is short, use the marinade as a sauce instead; heat and spoon over cooked salmon.

Ingredients

1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons dry white wine

2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 salmon fillet with skin (about 2 lb.; see notes)

Nutritional Information

Calories 338

Caloriesfromfat 51%

Protein 29g

Fat 19g

Satfat 5.5g

Carbohydrate 9.6g

Fiber 0.0g

Sodium 471mg

Cholesterol 95mg

Calories 338

Caloriesfromfat 51%

Protein 29g

Fat 19g

Satfat 5.5g

Carbohydrate 9.6g

Fiber 0.0g

Sodium 471mg

Cholesterol 95mg

How to Make It

Step 1

In a microwave-safe 9- by 13-inch baking dish, combine brown sugar, wine, soy sauce, butter, and lemon juice. Heat in a microwave oven at full power (100%) until boiling, about 2 minutes, stirring several times. Let cool 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 2

Rinse salmon, pat dry, and lay skin side up in sugar-soy marinade. Cover and chill at least 1 hour or up to 1 day.

Step 3

Lift salmon from marinade, drain (reserve marinade), and lay skin side down on a sheet of heavy foil. Trim foil to outline of fish.

Step 4

Transfer fish on foil to a grill over a solid bed of hot coals or high heat on a gas grill (you can hold your hand at grill level only 2 to 3 seconds). Cover barbecue; open vents for charcoal. Cook until salmon is opaque but still moist-looking in center of thickest part (cut to test), or 140° on a thermometer, 20 to 25 minutes. With 2 wide spatulas, transfer fish to a platter.

Step 5

Return marinade to microwave oven and heat at full power until boiling, 1 to 2 minutes, stirring several times. Pour into a small bowl.

tara31's Review

NY2COMunchkin's Review

I have been making this recipe for years, it is easy and delicious. Everyone who tastes it loves it, including fish haters. When I can't grill it, I roast it in the oven at 350 until done. My mother prefers the broiler. Eather way, it is always wonderful.